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More than 70 elementary school students from Pine Point School in Stonington were treated this month to a reading and discussion of the book, “What Really Matters,” by author and The Elms resident Ralph A. Redding of Westerly.

With state funding for a $98 million high school construction project in jeopardy, the school district is rushing to get a shovel in the ground and meet a summer deadline to mark the start of a nearly $150 million overhaul of its high school and...

A student at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School on Wednesday made comments about a shooting at the school that police determined did not pose any danger to students, according to an email sent to parents Wednesday afternoon.

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A proposal to downgrade the chronic disease hospital at the state Department of Veterans' Affairs Rocky Hill campus to a skilled nursing facility has some worried about the potential impact to patient care and the possible displacement of patients.

A new report calls on Connecticut to provide benefits to veterans with other than honorable discharges who also experienced post-traumatic stress disorder, a traumatic brain injury or sexual trauma during their military service.

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Court case of former Connecticut college student accused of lying about being raped by two university football players continued for a week amid pending defense motions to dismiss the case and suppress evidence